Course Info:
Instructor | Recommended Textbook | Other Textbooks as References
Grading | Paper | Office Hours | Course Website

Instructor: Dr. Zhongchi Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Dept. Of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland
College Park. MD 20742
Office phone: 301-405-1586 
Email: ZL17@umail.umd.edu
Office location: 3236A H.J. Patterson Hall

Recommended Textbook:

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants (2000)
By Buchanan, Gruissem, and Jones,
ASPB, Rockville, MD (http://aspb.org/biotext)
(Available at UMD university bookstore)
(on reserve in McKeldin: FOLIO QK861.B45 2000)

Other textbooks as references:

1. Molecular Genetics of Plant Development (1998)
   By Stephen Howell
   Cambridge University Press (www.cambridge.org)
   (on reserve in McKeldin: QK731.H68 1998)
   
   
2. A Primer of Genome Science (2002)
   By G. Gibson and S. V. Muse
   Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com/genomics)
   
   
3. Molecular Plant Development (1998)
   By Peter Westhoff, Oxford Univ. Press
   (on reserve in McKeldin: QK731.M6413 1998)

Grading:

Grades will be determined by two exams (Midterm and final) and one paper. The final exam will not be cumulative. Each exam will account for one third of the grade, and the paper will account for a third of the grade.

Paper:

There will be one assigned course written assignment in which the student explores one area of plant molecular biology or genetics. Y=The student will choose the topic. The paper will be between 6 and 10 pages in length (either double or single space) and will be due on May 9^th. You can see Paper Assignment for more information and we will discuss more at the class about how to choose a paper topic.

Office Hours:

There will be no fixed office hour. Students are encouraged to drop by the lecturer's office or email the lecturer questions.

Course Website:

The course website address: www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci411/

Spring 2003
Dr. Zhongchi Liu, Ph.D.

Department of Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
College of Life Sciences | University of Maryland, College Park